The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

! resi- III al COiINSl!tel' Pi"SNS'
inc sheds, stables, &C. Many re-
NAMED standing around small fires
all night, not being able to find a
place to sleep.
Early this morning kilograms came
in from Charleston and other places
asking if assistance was needed, and
all received answers that the inhabi-
tants were in destitute condition
and needed money, food, clothing
and covering. Barnwell was the first
to reply, $3.50 having been raised
and sent here this afternoon. Shortly
afterwards $50 came from Bamhcrg.
md McGahan, Bates & Co., of Char
lesion, sent up nine pairs Of blankets
and thirty-fye comforts.
Loss on ?. ". Farrell's store and
building $4,000, insurance $1,000;
on Stell Bros stock So, 600, insurance
$500; on ore owned by p. ". Far
rell $1,000, without Insurance; ". J.
Martin & Sons, stock $4,000, in
surance $4,000; stock Of Lewis Seed
man $1,000, no insurance; on Browns
building, used as restaurant and bar,
$1,000; SeiGeman's store, property of
L. Robinson, $1,000; an unoccupied
store of Seideman, $1,000; Strobel S
Hotel $4,000; ". J. Martins house,
occupied by James Thomson, $4,000,
insurance $1,000; Mrs. +. B. Dewitt s
residence, owned by P.'W. Farrell,
$4,000; Jasper Redmond's residence
$1,000; three stores Of Wieters & Co.,
of Charleston, $4,000; A. Edwin's S
residence, property Of J. A. Wealth
ersbee, $1,000; L. T. Izlar's law office
and L. C. Stephens drug store, $500;
E. r. Meyers's store, 5000; Mike
Browns brick store, $4,000, insu-
rance $4,000; J. L. Buist, mercban-
disc stock, $1,000; D. +. Drew g. Co.,
liquor stock, $1,000; t. r. Meyers,
two stores, $1,000; d. X. Briggs &
Co., drug stock, $1,000, insurance
| $500; NJ. S;ringfellow, merchandise
stock, $500; Martin Keeler, store
and stock, Sl,S00; J. II. Berger, mcr-
chandise stock, $4,000; G.. D. G..
Lange, fancy goods, &C., $1,000; B.
J. Hammet, merchandise stock $500;
W. A. Gyles, merchandise stock and
store, $4,000, insurance $4,000; G. B.
Rich, jewelry stock and store, $1,000;
insurance $3.50; A. Storne, four build
ings, $4,000; Simon Browns stable
and carriage house, $1,000; market
and town hall $1,000; Martin keeler,
residence, $4,000 insurance $500;
Catholic Church $4,000; Mrs. Mary
E. Maher, postmistress, $4,000; O. c.
Able, outbu;ldings, $500; Mrs. Ha-
goods stable, gin and barns, $1,000;
Simon Brown, two.story brick store
and dwelling, stock, kitchen, barn
and outhouses, 100000; Insurance
$4,000; J. H. Berger, residence, S.
900; J. H. Levy. residence, $4,000,
insurance, Sl,250; J. F. Grandv, res
idence owned by J. L. Morrison, ST.
800; S. Browns dwelling, occupied
by c. W. Grandy, $1,000; guano
sheds of railway company, contain
ing 250 tons guanos. $4,000; store
house ofcompany, containing freights,
$4,000 Many other small buildings
occupied by negroes, valued at S10,-
900 or. over, were also consumed.
Thus it will be seen that the exact
loss is S1e4,450, with only $4,000 of
insurance.
The people Of this place assign as
their reason for not insuring their
property for greater amount the
enormous rate Of insurance charged
them, it being 81 per cent, and it is
difficult to place even at that cxcor-
tionate figure.